tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35994053.post3179466228286225005..comments2023-03-20T07:15:31.394-07:00Comments on Williams Triplets: A new threshold?Josellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960513531878999122noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35994053.post-65629433861870147782007-02-22T20:20:00.000-08:002007-02-22T20:20:00.000-08:00i am mostly on the same page as you being a nicu n...i am mostly on the same page as you being a nicu nurse and preemie mom.<BR/>i will tell you that the three facilities i worked at will only resus a 23 weeker if the baby is making any effort: heart rate gasping or better respiratory effort.<BR/>i know it sounds heartless and cruel and one could say we are playing god but then again the odds ar insurmounatble.<BR/>we have had babies straddling fetus-hood and viable where we suspected dates were fudged, whetehr by the ob or the mom remains is up for debate. the outcomes were mostly with severely impaired babies, only one with a "good" outcome.<BR/>i don't know about you but i am the first to talk about my miracle million dollar baby but at the same time i will emphasize that he fought from hell and back, spending 132 days in the nicu and nine surgeries under his little belt. he is great but he is challenged too and really there are still unknowns as he is fast approaching school age. only time will tell his future...but wait, the same goes for my full term, "healthy" babies too.<BR/>i can only wish that family MUCH luck, patience, prayer and silently growl at the media for their usual warm, fuzzy slant on this story. a happy ending is always wonderful but in this case maybe not so wonderful to those who have not lived or worked in a nicu.<BR/>great post!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868536354957624922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35994053.post-63571375344434521872007-02-22T18:17:00.000-08:002007-02-22T18:17:00.000-08:00I don't know. But I do know that I would have lie...I don't know. But I do know that I would have lied too, had my twins been born so early that resuscitation efforts would not be administered. I would have said or done anything to help them survive.Staciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04505622963819102492noreply@blogger.com